Location
Fareham, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Part time, 25 hours a week. Working between 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Fixed term contract ending 31/03/2025
£14,920 progressing to £16,578
Bridge Street provides supported accommodation to adults, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This service also provides community support to individuals who are having difficulty maintaining their tenancy in their own accommodation in Fareham and Gosport.
Our aim is to provide person-centred support to our clients, empowering them to gain the life skills they require to move on to more independent living as well as preventing evictions.
Although this can be a challenging role, it’s also very rewarding. You’ll gain a variety of experiences from running client activities to life skills projects. If you love working with people and making a difference, then please apply.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
You will have your own caseload of clients to manage and will work with them on a one to one basis.
You will identify the needs of clients by listening to them, developing support and safety plans with them that follow a trauma informed approach to support and risk management
Offering intensive support to those clients that have moved into the property to manage and maintain this accommodation. Working flexibly and on a client led basis is essential.
Working in collaboration with partner agencies
Carrying out housing management duties such as collecting service charges
Covering Health and Safety duties
Support to move clients on from accommodation services to suitable accommodation options
You will help and support individuals by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes.
You will help clients with the practicalities of moving into new accommodation, such as housing benefit and change of address updates
You will encourage individuals to develop practical skills such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry, personal health and hygiene
Liaise with colleges, training agencies, employers to help clients to gain access to education, find work or maintain their benefit entitlement
Advise client on appropriate agencies to contact i.e. debt and housing issues
Travel and cover services across a geographical patch as and when required
Any other reasonable duties required in the interest of the organisation
The role involves lone working on a regular basis
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Previous experience in this sector is not essential but you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for wanting to work with vulnerable people in the homeless sector. Our values will be aligned to your own ethics and ideals and you will be committed to changing the life of others for the better.
Clear verbal and written English
Good IT and keyboard skills
Polite, assertive manner, ability to self -motivate
Passion for working in a client/customer facing role
Knowledge of the benefits system and tenancy legislation
Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues
Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies
Flexible approach to what is required from the role
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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£14.92k - £16.58k per annum
